Manual recorder and cash-drawer



(No. Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. R. L. BROWN.

MANUAL RECORDER AND CASH DRAWER.

Patented Jan. 3, 1893.

Wifi@ (N0 Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

R. L. BROWN. MANUAL RECORDER AND OASE DRAWER.

-NO- 489,067. Patented, Jan. s, 1.893.

VJITNEEEEE INVENTDH ATTFNEY UNITED STATES REINIIART L.

PATENT OFFICE.

EROI/VN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MANUZAL RECORDER AND CASH-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,067, dated January3, 189 3.

Application filed July 14, 1892. Serial No. 440,008. (No model.)

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My invention relates to autographic cash registers, and has for itsobject to provide yconvenient means whereby a series of cashtransactions can be recorded conveniently and retained as a check tocompare with the cash received. It is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawingswherein:

Figure l, is a longitudinal section through the device. Fig. 2, is adetail of the knob and associated rod. Fig. 3, is a detail of the drawerlocking and unlocking mechanism.

Fig. 4, is a plan View of the bell and otheJ portions. Fig. 5, is adetail side viewof the bell.

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is the lid of the desk B B. This lid may be locked or secured in anydesired manner. The preferred way would be to lock it, the key beingretained by the proprietor.

Cis a false 'bottom or division in the desk beneath which reci procatesthe money drawer I), which carries at its rear end a projection E,slotted at the back at E to admit the hook F on the plate G, which isdownwardly bent at its forward end at M. This plate projects over, andrests upon the division or bottom C land slides through the slot H. At Jit is secured to one end of the spring K, the other end of which issecured to the false bottom at L.

N is a vertically reciprocating stop, supported on the standard O by thekeepers O O, and slotted at one side to receive the beveled end of thebarP. Through this bar P passes a short shaft or pin U and to it aresecured one end of the bar P, the free end of the arm P', and one end ofthe rod P2. These parts are held in position by the keeper P3. On theforward end 'of the rod P2 is formed an enlargement Q5, against whichrests the spiral spring Q4, the other end ofthe same being attached tothe collar Q3, secured by the set screw Q2 on the rod Q, which projectsthrough the front of the desk and is provided The forward end of the rodQ passes into the aperture in the enlarged portion of the rod P2, and isprovided with a pin Q6 which travels in the slot QT and may travel inthe slot QS when in position opposite the same and the knob is turned.

R is a transverse shaft on which is secured the ratchet wheel R2,associated with the spring dog R and rigid with the roll R3.

R4 is a spring of the dog R.

R5 is a forward winding roll supported at its ends on the pivot arms RGand adapted to bear against the idle roll R40, which is snpported in theslots R41 in the sides of the supporting frame U.

R1G is a supply roll, from which the paper R17 passes under the tensionstrip R7 on the plate R8. This tension strip is held against the plateby means of the spring R9 between the plate R8 and the nut R10 on theinwardly projecting rod R11.

R12 is a spring and rod associated with the arms R11 R6 to keep theroller R5 against the roller R40.

R13 is a locking dog for the ratchet wheel R2.

S is a keeper which locks the roll R1G in position, engaging the end ofits shaft.

T is an aperture in the glass plate T', which is let into the desk lidand above the plate R8.

V is the bell opposed to the hammer V on the spring rod V2, which iscoiled about the post W, on which the angle piece V3 is pivn oted. Thispiece carries a pin W', against which the spring rod V2 bears, beingstopped thereby from moving toward the bell.

V4 is a pivoted trip on the cross-pin V5 in the standard at the end ofthe angle piece. It is provided with a blunt end V6, which is engaged bythe pin U, which passes through the slot U11 in the side piece U', andit has a tail piece V4c adapted to be engaged by the fixed pin V7inwardlyprojecting from the side piece U.

It is of course evident that many minor changes could be made in theconstruction I have shown, and various parts could be dispensed with andothers substituted for them Without affecting the operation oftheremaining parts or departing from the spirit of my invention.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows The cash drawer isnormally locked in position, as indicated in Fig. l, and the IOO desklid is down,being preferablylocked, the key being retained by theproprietor. The paper on the plate RS can be seen through the glass T',and that portion of the paper opposed to the aperture in the glass plateis exposed so as to be written upon. If now a transaction takes place,the person conducting the same is expected to write down the details ofsuch transaction on the exposed paper and to put the cash proceedsthereof in the drawer D. After writing the transaction he will draw outthe knob Q against the action of the spring Q4 until the pin Q6 isopposite the slot QS; whereupon, by turning the knob, this pin will passinto the slot, and by now pushing the rod in while holding: the knob inthis position, the rod Q, the rod P2, and the bar P will be forced inand the inclined or beveled end of the barP will act in the slot orrecess in the side of the stop N so as to lift the same into theposition shown in full lines in Fig. 3. This releases the lower end ofsuch stop from engagement with the downwardly turned end of the plate G,andthe latter is drawn forward by the action of the springs K K so as tothrow out the drawer and permit the cash to be handled and change to bemade, and the money received to be deposited. This same action, howeveralso swings the end of the arm P toward the left, as shown in Fig. l andcarries the ratchet wheel R2 and its associated paper roll R3 around,thus drawing paper R17 forwardly, and moving that portion which has beenwritten upon away from the aperture and under the glass plate where itcan still be seen, but not interfered with. If now, the rod be released,the spiral spring Q4 will immediately restore the parts to theiroriginal positions, for by its torsional action itwill bring the pin Q6out of the slot QS in line with the slot Q7, and then by its tendency toclose or shorten,

will draw the two collars together, drawing in therod Q, and the springP3 will be free to draw the arm P and the bar P back to their originalpositions. The operator may now push the drawer in against the action ofthe spring K, and the stop N will by gravity fall in front of the end ofthe plate G and lock the drawer in. Thus the parts are all restored totheir original positions. When the paper record is to be examined, theroll R5 on which it is wound is drawn forward out of contact with theroll R40 against the action of the springs R12 R12 and the paper is cutand removed from the roll R5, when the end of the paper can be againattached to such roll and the springs R12 R12 will hold the rolls inoperative Contact.

I claim:

In an autographic cash register the combination of a cash drawer with alock therefor, a spring which tends to force the draweroutwardly, apaper carrying mechanism, a reciprocating bar adapted to open such lockand permit the spring to forcethe drawer outwardly and by the samemotion to move the paper, a rod in telescopic sections, a spring whichkeeps these two section together, a pin on one branch of the rod and anangular slot on the other, an outer knob and a connection from such rodto the bar, whereby when the knob is moved out and the associatedportion of the rod turned about against its spring, the pin is broughtinto the transverse section of the slot and the two telescopic portionsof the rod are brought together so as to operate the bar, release thedrawer, and move the paper.

REINHART L. BROWN.

Witnesses:

FRANCES W. PARKER, WALTER J. GUNTHoRP.

